Environmental Science
8 years ago

Terrestrial ecosystems could hold the key to controlling Earth's climate.

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Green surprise? How terrestrial ecosystems could affect earth’s climate
Jonathan A. Foley, Marcos Heil Costa, Christine Delire, Navin Ramankutty, P. K. Snyder

Paper Summary

Terrestrial ecosystems can impact Earth's climate by changing how the planet functions. Scientists are studying how changes in these ecosystems, caused by human activities or climate change, could affect the future climate.

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